Example sentences for: penang

How can you use “penang” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • A sampling of duty-free shops can also be found at city centers and airports in Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru, and Penang.

  • Province Wellesley merely acted as a mainland buffer for Penang, and Melaka similarly turned its back on affairs in the hinterland.

  • With the growth of tourism as a major industry, resort facilities have burgeoned in smaller islands such as Penang, Pangkor, and Langkawi on the west coast of the peninsula, Tioman on the east coast, and around Sabah’s offshore nature reserve near Kota Kinabalu.

  • Penang Carnival: Month-long merriment takes place in the streets of Georgetown.

  • That changed in 1786, when the Sultan of Kedah granted company representative Francis Light rights to the island of Penang and the strip of mainland coast opposite Province Wellesley (now Seberang Perai) as a counterweight to the pressing demands of the neighboring Thais and Burmese.


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